Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch repairs one of the gingerbread houses of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD116 less

Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch repairs one of the gingerbread houses of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The ... more

Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch applies frosting to one of the gingerbread houses of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD117 less

Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch applies frosting to one of the gingerbread houses of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, ... more

Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch applies candies to the base of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD114 less

Chef and GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch applies candies to the base of his annual showpiece, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, ... more

GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, is on display in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD115 less

GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, is on display in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made ... more

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Lisa Grillo accompanies Emily, 8, and Kate, 9, as they look at the GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD118 less

Lisa Grillo accompanies Emily, 8, and Kate, 9, as they look at the GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. ... more

Lisa Grillo, left, accompanies Emily, 8, and Kate, 9, as they look at the GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ORG XMIT: NYRD119 less

Lisa Grillo, left, accompanies Emily, 8, and Kate, 9, as they look at the GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, in the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, ... more